Simon DeWolf 
Simon was born on March 8th, 1712 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., Conn. Simon's father was Charles DeWolph and his mother was Prudence Beckwith. His paternal grandparents were Edward Nathan DeWolfe and Rebecca Tinker; his maternal grandparents were Matthew Beckwith and Sarah Elizabeth Griswold. He was an only child. He died at the age of 59 in 1771 in Northeast, Dutchess, New York.General Notes
This could be a false line, but it belongs to an Aaron Dolph of Connecticut, about a 2 hour drive from where our Aaron Dolph ended up, and this Aaron Dolph's birth of 1760 would have made him 23 at the age of his first marriage.
Son of Charles Dewolf:"Who was killed in 1815 while leading in the capture of a British Priveteer "Rover", and who's widow was pensioned by Congress in 1816"
Simon DeWolf, born Middletown, Conn., 1712. Lived in Redding Parish in town of Fairfield. Was appointed sole executor of his father's will. Was in ye oblong in Duchess Co., N.Y. in 1746-1756. Married to Rebecca Knapp. bapt.1717, daughter of Moses Knapp of Redding, Conn. Among issue Charles, Johnathan, Aaron, Rachel, Rebecca and Moses.
(This Simon Dewolf must not be confused with his nephew, Simon DeWolf, of Guadaloupe, who was the son of Chares, a brother of Simon) Simon and Rebecca moved from Redding about 1741 to near the N.Y. state line and were in Dutchess Co. N.Y. 1746-1756.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1619/1620 in Sagan, Selesia (Germany) d.1696 in Lyme, Lyme, Conn
- b.1646 in Guilford, New Haven, Conn d.24 Mar 1711 in Lyme, New London, Conn
- b.1601 in England d.04 Oct 1689 in Lyme, Lyme, Conn
- b.1625/1626 in England d.1689 in Lyme, Lyme, Conn
- b.1586/1610
- b.18 Sep 1673 in Lyme, New London Co., Conn d.05 Dec 1731 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., Conn
- b.1597/1626 d.1663
- b.1648 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Conn d.Jun 1737
- b.1606/1637 d.1668/1727
- b.08 Mar 1712 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., Conn d.1771 in Northeast, Dutchess, New York
- b.1625/1654 d.1679/1739
- b.22 Aug 1676 in Lyme, New London, Conn d.16 Jun 1737 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Conn
- b.1634/1657 d.1679/1745
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‌Simon and Rebecca were married in a religious ceremony in Redding, Fairfield, Conn. They had four sons and two daughters, named Charles, Moses, Aaron, Jonathan, Rachel and Rebecca.
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Children
Moses DeWolf
Moses was born in 1756 in Dutchess Co., NY. He died at the age of 71 on November 7th, 1827.
Aaron Dolph
Aaron was born in 1760 in Redding, Fairfield, Conn. He died at the age of 70 in November 1830.
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